Edward Platero is a filmmaker and a tremendous appreciator of Interstellar.

We started off by discussing the movie's relationship with science. In as much as Armageddon was a giant middle finger to the scientific community, Interstellar, whenever the narrative would allow, used science as its foundation.

We then moved into some character discussion. Firstly, we examined the simultaneous truth and falsity when various characters claim to represent all of humanity. Yes, we are everything Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) says we are but we're also, simultaneously so much more.

Edward also makes a convincing argument against director Christopher Nolan's exclusion in most discussions of the "great" living filmmakers, including Nolan's vision of having as many practical effects as possible in Interstellar.

As we talked, Edward was able to open my ears to how pivotal Interstellar's music is. The score is equal parts intimate and titanic.

When it came time for Edward and I to choose our MVP's we both couldn't imagine the movie without the machine characters, TARS and CASE.